Horse Details

Gavin (GB)

58 Runs 5 Wins (8.6%) 13 Places (22.4%)
Owner: H Jones Silks H Jones Trainer: Mickey Bowen
6 years old b GB
Sire: Bated Breath (GB)
Dam: Under Milk Wood (GB)
Damsire: Montjeu
Past Runs (58 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
25/11/25
14:00 		Hereford 2m3½f Gavin Sheehan Mickey Bowen 7 4:52.04 .75 95 11-4 8/1
Raced wide - prominent - briefly disputed lead but awkward jump 2 out - weakened before last(op 13/2)
07/11/25
15:00 		Exeter 2m½f Sean Bowen Mickey Bowen 7 4:14.25 1 97 11-1 10/1
(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
16/10/25
15:50 		Ffos Las 2m Sean Bowen Mickey Bowen 3rd 3:41.70 1.25 98 11-5 13/8F
Led - not fluent 2nd - went clear after 2nd - not fluent 3rd - reduced lead before 2 out - headed before last - soon no extra(op 7/4 tchd 11/8 and tchd 15/8)
29/09/25
14:31 		Newton Abbot 2m2½f Shane Fenelon Mickey Bowen 4 4:25.19 10 100 11-5 5/1
Led - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 4 out - headed and weakened before 2 out(op 11/2)
06/09/25
16:12 		Stratford 2m2½f Shane Fenelon Mickey Bowen 2nd 4:22.96 17 100 10-9 6/5F
Led - headed after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 13/8)
23/08/25
14:45 		Cartmel 2m1f Shane Fenelon Mickey Bowen 2nd 4:6.71 0.3 98 12-0 12/1
Led - faced challenge last - headed final 110yds - kept on(op 10/1)
27/07/25
14:37 		Uttoxeter 2m Shane Fenelon Mickey Bowen 7 3:55.92 7.5 99 10-4 6/1
Led at fast pace - hung right on turn before 5th - headed after 6th - weakened 3 out(tchd 13/2)
19/07/25
16:25 		Market Rasen 2m½f James Bowen Mickey Bowen 2nd - - 96 11-1 4/1
Jumped left on occasions - led - clear after 1st - reduced lead and ridden before 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - edged right run-in - headed towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
29/06/25
15:40 		Uttoxeter 2m4f James Bowen Mickey Bowen 4 4:52.30 1.25 97 11-1 9/1
Led - went clear 3rd - reduced lead with one circuit to go - headed 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)
05/06/25
19:20 		Ffos Las 2m James Bowen Mickey Bowen 2nd 3:48.30 4.5 96 11-2 5/4F
Prominent - led before 3rd - headed last - no match for winner(op 6/4 tchd 13/8)
13/05/25
19:40 		Sedgefield 2m1f Sean Bowen Mickey Bowen 6 - - 93 11-7 4/7F
Took keen hold - raced wide early - pressed leader - weakened quickly on turn before 2 out - no chance when jumped left last (trainer's rep said - regarding poor form shown - that race may have come too soon with gelding having run 7 days ago; vet examined gelding post-race during routine testing and reported gelding to have suffered a wound to his left-hind hoof)(op 4/6)
06/05/25
17:00 		Ffos Las 2m Sean Bowen Mickey Bowen 1st 3:48.22 Won 86 11-0 5/6F
Made all - increased tempo and went clear after 2nd - reduced lead and raced wide before 5th - good jump and went clear again 3 out - pushed along approaching last - kept on well run-in - unchallenged(op Evens tchd 8/11)
16/04/25
19:45 		Ffos Las 2m James Bowen Peter & Michael Bowen 2nd 3:53.70 2 83 11-4 5/1
Pressed leaders - not fluent 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(tchd 11/2)
06/11/24
15:30 		Chepstow 2m3½f Sean Bowen Peter & Michael Bowen 9 5:11.57 17 84 10-12 14/1
Held up in rear - some headway from 2 out - never dangerous(op 9/1)
13/10/24
16:30 		Ffos Las 3m Ben Jones Peter & Michael Bowen 7 - - 85 11-1 8/1
Led - went well clear from 1st - headed after 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(tchd 17/2)
28/09/24
17:45 		Market Rasen 2m2½f Sean Bowen Peter & Michael Bowen 3rd - - 84 10-7 11/4F
Led - went clear 2nd - reduced lead 7th - faced challenge 2 out - headed approaching last - not fluent last - kept on(op 7/2 tchd 5/2)
09/09/24
16:15 		Perth 2m4f James Bowen Peter & Michael Bowen 99 - - 84 10-13 9/2
Took keen hold - led - clear after 1st - 16 lengths ahead when fell 5th(tchd 4/1)
17/08/24
19:50 		Market Rasen 2m2½f Adam Wedge Peter & Michael Bowen 8 4:33.55 2.5 89 11-0 20/1
Jumped left on occasions - led - pressed leader when headed after 3rd - briefly led before 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)
02/08/24
18:25 		Bath 1m3½f Thomas Greatrex Peter & Michael Bowen 8 2:31.09 2.25 46 9-0 16/1
Led - clear over 7f out - reduced lead over 5f out - headed under 3f out - soon weakened(op 12/1)
17/07/24
21:00 		Ffos Las 2m Lewis Edmunds Peter & Michael Bowen 8 3:34.28 0.05 46 8-11 9/2
In rear throughout(op 8/1)
10/07/24
18:50 		Ffos Las 1m2f Thomas Greatrex Peter & Michael Bowen 7 2:8.70 3 46 9-3 25/1
Took keen hold - prominent - weakened from over 2f out(op 16/1)
02/07/24
18:10 		Stratford 2m2½f Sean Bowen Peter & Michael Bowen 10 4:32.30 8.5 92 11-11 7/1
Took keen hold - in rear - some headway back straight - weakened on turn after 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
14/06/24
20:25 		Newton Abbot 2m1f James Bowen Peter & Michael Bowen 9 4:7.10 8 95 11-9 10/1
Always behind(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
30/05/24
16:40 		Ffos Las 2m4f Sean Bowen Peter & Michael Bowen 7 4:54.22 7.5 98 11-2 9/1
Held up in last - jumped left 1st - struggling before 3 out(tchd 17/2)
05/11/23
13:55 		Carlisle 2m1f Sean Bowen Peter Bowen 5 4:36.85 6.5 100 11-7 7/1
Held up in last - some headway before 3 out - no impression from 2 out - hung left before last - weakened run-in(op 11/2)
12/10/23
15:40 		Worcester 2m4f Sean Bowen Peter Bowen 6 5:18.48 20 103 11-7 9/1
Raced wide - took keen hold - towards rear - rapid headway to lead 3rd - clear after 4th - much reduced lead after 4 out - headed just before 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/2)
09/09/23
16:15 		Stratford 2m½f Sean Bowen Peter Bowen 2nd 3:53.61 14 104 11-8 6/1
Held up in rear - headway after 2 out - went third approaching last - went second run-in - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
26/08/23
16:00 		Cartmel 2m1f Sean Bowen Peter Bowen 5 4:18.57 7.5 105 10-5 9/1
Held up in last - headway from 3 out - awkward jump 2 out - in touch with leaders when not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
04/08/23
16:30 		Bangor-on-Dee 2m½f Sean Bowen Peter Bowen 7 4:2.22 10 105 12-0 5/4F
Took keen hold - prominent - went second 3rd - disputed lead 4th - lost position 4 out - weakened 2 out (vet had nothing to report post-race)(tchd 11/10)
22/07/23
14:40 		Market Rasen 2m½f Sean Bowen Peter Bowen 5 4:12.15 4.5 106 10-2 17/2
Took keen hold - prominent - led after 4th - increased tempo 5th - 3 lengths ahead 4 out - reduced lead and pushed along after 3 out - ridden when headed 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)
24/06/23
16:42 		Perth 2m Sean Bowen Peter Bowen 2nd 3:57.60 11 105 11-0 85/40F
Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - disputing third and ridden 2 out - kept on run-in - went second final strides - no match for winner(op 9/4 tchd 2/1)
08/06/23
16:00 		Ffos Las 2m Sean Bowen Peter Bowen 1st 3:43.20 Won 101 12-0 8/13F
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - mistake 3rd - headway and disputed lead before 2 out - led clearly last - ridden out(op 8/15 tchd 1/2)
27/05/23
19:25 		Ffos Las 2m Sean Bowen Peter Bowen 1st 3:40.91 Won 99 11-2 EvensF
Midfield - went second 2nd - shaken up and challenging 2f out - ridden and kept on well final furlong - led post(tchd 10/11 and tchd 11/10)
09/05/23
15:45 		Fakenham 2m Jack Quinlan Joe Ponting 1st 4:8.70 Won 93 10-8 15/8F
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway to lead before 3 out - went well clear from 2 out - eased run-in - easily(op 7/4 tchd 13/8)
13/04/23
16:55 		Taunton 2m½f Charlie Hammond Joe Ponting 2nd 4:9.11 9.5 94 11-8 28/1
In touch with leaders - prominent before 5th - shaken up after 3 out - ridden approaching last - no chance with winner but kept on run-in - went second final strides(op 18/1)
25/10/22
15:10 		Chepstow 2m Danny Burton Joe Ponting 12 4:20.23 3.75 97 11-5 14/1
Took keen hold - in rear throughout(op 12/1)
15/10/22
13:40 		Stratford 2m½f Lilly Pinchin Joe Ponting 5 3:58.75 1.25 99 11-9 12/1
Taken down early - steadied start - pulled hard - held up in last - headway before 3 out - went fourth and ridden home turn - no impression when bad mistake and saddle slipped last - weakened and lost fourth towards finish (jockey said gelding's saddle slipped)(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
16/09/22
15:55 		Newton Abbot 2m1f Danny Burton Joe Ponting 5 4:12.33 1 101 11-3 14/1
Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway on outer after 3 out - pushed along and no extra before 2 out - held but kept on approaching last(op 11/1)
02/08/22
20:50 		Kempton (AW) 2m Kieran O'Neill Joe Ponting 10 3:37.50 .5 47 9-1 11/1
Held up in rear - good headway on outer 6f out - soon pressed leaders - ridden over 3f out - hung right and weakened from 2f out(tchd 12/1)
20/07/22
13:45 		Southwell (AW) 1m6f Cam Hardie Joe Ponting 3rd 3:8.63 3.75 46 8-9 18/1
Slowly away - in rear - steady headway from 4f out - ridden 3f out - went third 1f out - kept on but no match for first two(op 28/1)
06/07/22
17:35 		Bath 1m5f Charles Bishop Joe Ponting 10 2:51.33 2.25 48 9-2 12/1
Raced freely - prominent - led after 2f - shaken up and headed over 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 14/1)
28/06/22
19:00 		Chepstow 2m David Egan Joe Ponting 4 3:37.33 2.75 48 8-11 12/1
Took keen hold - midfield - headway to lead over 8f out - went clear over 6f out - reduced lead over 4f out - pushed along and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1)
01/06/22
13:10 		Newton Abbot 2m1f Danny Burton Joe Ponting 99 - - 101 11-5 14/1
Raced freely - prominent - led but jumped left 1st - went clear after 4th - ridden when 12 lengths ahead home turn - 2 lengths ahead and tiring when fell heavily 2 out(op 12/1)
27/04/22
13:05 		Wolverhampton (AW) 2m½f Mr Frederick Tett Joe Ponting 4 3:44.73 1.5 49 10-6 7/1
Midfield - pushed along and headway from over 2f out - ridden and no extra from over 1f out(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
14/04/22
19:00 		Bath 1m6f Kieran O'Neill Joe Ponting 7 3:10.58 0.3 50 8-11 22/1
Taken down early - took keen hold - held up in rear - ridden over 2f out - still plenty to do when bit short of room over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never near to challenge(op 33/1)
17/12/21
15:10 		Uttoxeter 2m Danny Burton Joe Ponting 6 4:11.08 2.5 103 10-4 5/2F
Taken down early - took keen hold - towards rear - good headway and chased leaders 5th - pressed leaders 4 out - ridden and weakened from 3 out (jockey said the gelding ran too free)(tchd 11/4)
23/11/21
15:25 		Southwell 2m Danny Burton Joe Ponting 2nd 3:50.20 2 101 10-11 100/30
Took keen hold - held up in last - headway and tracked leader before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - held but kept on run-in(op 3/1)
13/11/21
12:57 		Uttoxeter 2m Danny Burton Joe Ponting 1st 3:59.03 Won 90 9-9 33/1
Taken down early - took keen hold - in rear - going easily and headway after 6th - soon prominent on outer - joined leader 3 out - soon led - shaken up and went clear before 2 out - pushed along when 8 lengths ahead last - ridden out run-in - readily(op 28/1)
24/10/21
13:00 		Wincanton 1m7f James Davies Joe Ponting 5 3:35.20 8 – 10-12 80/1
Held up in last - ridden and outpaced before 2 out - got behind approaching last (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 66/1)
30/09/21
14:10 		Lingfield (AW) 1m Louis Steward Joe Ponting 11 1:42.78 7.5 50 8-12 28/1
Chased leader - ridden over 3f out - soon lost ground quickly - well beaten 2f out - eased over 1f out - got well behind inside final furlong (jockey said gelding moved poorly down the hill; vet said gelding was found to be lame on his right-hind leg)(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
01/09/21
18:35 		Worcester 2m James Davies Joe Ponting 6 3:56.15 8.5 – 10-12 66/1
Took keen hold - towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders after 3rd - pushed along and lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 25/1)
23/08/21
17:35 		Stratford 2m½f Charlie Hammond Joe Ponting 8 4:15.00 13 – 10-12 125/1
Took keen hold - towards rear - headway to lead and went clear after 2nd - much reduced lead and hard pressed 2 out - soon headed and weakened quickly - blundered last - tailed off (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 80/1)
29/05/21
20:45 		Salisbury 1m4f Kieran O'Neill Rod Millman 8 2:42.96 6 52 8-9 12/1
Tracked leader - ridden and hung right over 3f out - lost second over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 14/1)
12/05/21
19:20 		Bath 1m2f Sean Levey Rod Millman 10 2:16.60 2 54 9-6 4/1
Close up - ridden and outpaced over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 6/1 tchd 13/2)
25/04/21
17:00 		Salisbury 1m4f Oisin Murphy Rod Millman 3rd 2:37.80 3.25 55 9-2 7/2
Led - set good pace - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headed under 2f out - lost second over 1f out - soon weakened(op 13/2)
07/04/21
14:10 		Nottingham 1m½f Daniel Muscutt Rod Millman 11 1:47.47 .75 – 9-5 150/1
Dwelt start - always towards rear(op 100/1)
18/07/20
13:05 		Newbury 7f Charles Bishop Rod Millman 13 1:29.64 2 – 9-5 250/1
Midfield on near side of group - ridden over 2f out - soon weakened(op 200/1 tchd 300/1)
30/06/20
19:30 		Chepstow 7f Charlie Bennett Rod Millman 8 1:28.07 2 – 9-5 50/1
Dwelt start - in rear - some headway after 3f - ridden and beaten 3f out